Typographical machine.



1). S KENNEDY. TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1912.

(2): 11 1 2 SIZEEISSHEET 1. z-mm K m Pzytented Sept. 8, 1914.

D. s. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE. APPLICATION IILED AUG. 6, 1912.

I 1,109,683, Patented Sept. 8, 19M

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

" A HNEY UNITED STATES PATENT oFF oE.

DAVID s. KENNEDY, or BROOKLYN, NEW 2031;, assrenon T iinnonnrnarnamno- Tyre COMPANY, A CORPORATION or new YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914 Application filedlhugust G,- 1912. Serial Nnr743,595.

citizen ofthe: United States,- zmd a; resident of- Brooklyn, countyof Kings, andlState o New York, have invented a; new andiuseful Improvement in Typographical Machines, of which: the following is a specification.

invention relates to typographical ma: chines; such as liiiotype machines of" the character presented in the, application ion LettersPatent of JohnR. Rogers, $53131 No. 694gd26, filed: May 1 191-1=, wherei n arev disclosed a" plurality of magazines, shift ng means to bringa selected one into operatiye relation to the'other parts, means for registeriug'andlocking it therein as well as meansfor deterinin ingwhether or not the matrices are properly inclosedwithin the magazines, These latter means specifically comprise blades or feelers to contact with matrices:

protruding from the lowerends of the. ma L a'z'ines, or matrices still remainingm the distributing mechanism, the blades or feelers being connected to the registering: andlocking means in manner as topreventthe shifting of'tlie magazines, unless the corre-j spending matrices are properly lncloscd therein. The means-for shifting-the magazines are or may be of any; suitable-form,

although I show my inventionin' connection with that type t116180f1l='l115t1'21td 1nthe application, for Letters Patent of John Rogers, No. 659,284, filed November-9,1911,

whereii'i reversible power driven mechanism J is presented, the said-mechanism being under the control ofi are arm'or handle.

The previously described blades or feelers,- which detect the presence of matrices in the distributing mechanism, or the protrusion o f-matrices from the magazines, have been manually operated connection with the registering and locking means, and -1t.- has sometimes happened that their too, forcible actuation results in the bending-or breakage of the matrices or otherpart's. TO-ohviate this difficulty is one of -the purposes of my invention, and to this end I preferably ernploy spring or other equivalent means to move the feelers to operative position, the

said means being thusj adapted to yield if the feelers contact with matrices. More specifically, l employ a spr ng wh ch is placed under tension by the manual opera tion of the controlling means, and-the force of which is allowed to exert itseli when the unlocking occurs.

The power driven shifting means of the; Rogers application, No; 659,284, are controlled by aflever, but my invention comprises-ear arrangement which permits the control; of theshifting means, the locking meanacand the blados or feeleraby a-single handle, and which, moreover, prevents the accidenta'lv displacement of this handle, and addition necessitates thet'ensioning of= the spring to operate the locking devices and the feelers beforethe shifting-;means can be thrown into operation. Heretoforeit shown, my invention as applied to the kind of machine previously referred to, but 0bviously manychanges andvariations may be-made-therein, and'in it'smode of application, without departing-- from its spirit.

Generally spealnng,- I desire it to be distinctly understood that I- do not limit myself to any specific-form orcmbodimcnt, exceptyin so far as su'ch'limitations-are specified. iirtheclaims:

Referflngto the-drawings: Figure 1 is a side perspective VIlGW of a portion of a linotypemachine, having my invention applied thereto Fig.2; is avertic'al section through the cont-rollingdevices, on an enlarged scale; Fig.3 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line-3''3 in Fig.2 and Fig. 4c ista vertical sectional view, taken substantiallyon the line l l= in-Fig. 2.'

hemagazines A are mcunteduponthe post A and connectedvgearing A is employed to shift -the selected 'one into operaonly; partly withdrawn when the .ti'verelationto theotherparta The actua- I tionoftlae; gearing A and its reversal are effected throughadjustab'Ie gearing A3 1111- den-the-control of the link A "=and the horizontally" movable arrn B, in substantially the I scribed. The arm 13' is mounted so as to be capable of horizontal pivotal movement about the point B andat its outer end is bifurcated and formed with two projections B, B between which is disposed the operating handle proper C, pivotally connected I to the arm B by the pintle G which brid es the space between the projections B Due to the pivotal mounting of the arm B and the pivotal connection thereto of. the handle C, the latter is capable of vertical movement in both directions with reference to the arm B, and the arm B may be moved horizontally in both directions thereby. The vertical movements of the handle C control the locking and unlocking of the megazines, the actuation of the matrix blades or feelers, and also the locking and unlocking of the power driven shifting mechanism. When the handle 0 is in its normal position, as shown by full lines in Fig. 2, it is locked against horizontal movement by the engagement of its depending nose C between the two locking cheeks D, D, projecting from the frame the handle being yieldingly held in this position by the contact of its upwardly projecting arm C with one arm of the pivoted lever E, the other arm of which is pressed outward by the plunger E and s ring F engaging therewith. The spring has also other functions to be described hereafter. In order to effect the operative connection of the power driven shifting mechanism, it is necessary to 5 disengage the nose 0 from the locking cheeks D, D, and this is preferably done b moving the handle C downwardly to an a normal neutral position, when the handle 0 and arm B may be moved laterally to throw the gearing A into action as in the Rogers application No. 659,284. As occurring in actual practice, the movement of the arm B to the right causes the elevation of the magazines, and its movement to the left their depression. It should alsobe noted that the handle 0 may be raised to another abnormal neutral position, when itmay be shifted to the left to effect the depression of the magazines, although in this upper position it may not be moved to the right, due to the proximity at this time of the arm 0 to the projection D on the framework. It will be noted that after the handle G has been raised or lowered and then shifted to the right or left, and due to the location of its nose 0 above or below one of the locking cheeks D, it cannot be returned to its normal central position without first being shifted laterally to its abnormal neutral position.

As in the Rogers application No. 624,426, the magazines A are rovided with a block H, formed with a SQI'IGS'OZE locking notches H which notches are brought into registration with the locking block 1 on thelocking bar- G, at which time the. spring G? acts to insert the block therein. The unlocking movement of the bar G in the opposite direction is effected by the arm L" connected thereto and mounted upon the rock shaft L. Also as in said application, I employ the blade or feeler J to pass across the mouth of the magazine in operative position and thus to detect a protruding matrix or matrices, the blade J being connected to and operated by the arms J upon the rock shaft L. Also as presented in said application, I employ the blade or feeler K, which is moved into the distributing mechanism to determine the presence or absence of matrices therein, and is actuated by the pivoted lever K The feeler K is held in its outward or inoperative position by the spring K connected to the lever K and is projected into the distributing mechanism by the contact with the lever of-the pin K on the locking bar G, when the latter is moved to its unlocking position. As in the Rogers application, No. 659,284,

by link L to a bell crank lever E. However, in the present instance I have rovided different means for actuating the fiver E, it being connected to a piece E projecting from the cylinder E which surrounds and contacts with the previously mentioned spring F.

' When the handle C is de ressed in the acting through the lever E and plunger E compresses the sprin F thereby storing up ipower which is su se uently utilized to operate the magazine loc ing device and the connected matrix feelers. The necessary'reisistance to permit this compression is afforded by the firm engagement of the lockshaft L, and thus moves the locking piece G out of the notch H causes the feeler J to (pass across the mouth'of the magazine, an simultaneously the feeler K to be proto the fact that the feelers J and K are thus actuated by-a rin instead ofmanually, it follows that i eit er of them encounters "a matrix or matrices, it will be arrested I thereby without injury either to the matrices hr the other parts. It will, of course, be understood that the spring F when tensioned'has suflicient ower to overcome that of the spring G, w ich' acts to return'the feelers to their inoperative positions, and to effect the'locking operation of the bar G.

ing piece G of the bar G in the notch H it through t e connections described, it rocks.

the rock shaft L carries an arm L connected manner previously describe its arm C v jected into the distributing mechanism. Due

It has been pointed out that the degree: aion oi the handle 0, compeeaaea the spring it, and it is eompreased to a certain ,extent even when the handle is itsnorn'ial or midway position, due totheweight, thereof acting on the lever E, and, part cularlyif the operators hand he r esting on thehant le. This partial compression of the spring. E in suoll circumstances tende to resist. thelocklog action ot the sprin G, and thus prevents the insertipn of t e locking block G in the notch ll. Consequently the handle C is alao apable of being elevated to an upper oaition at suitable times, whereby the tension of the s iring I is entirely relieved, thus ermitting the free and unimpeded action of the spring (1. It will also he notetithat in this uppermost )Ufililt)" of the handle, its nose (i is again t roed from engagement with the locking eheelo-i l), l) but as at this time the arm U is in proximity to the fixed st p I), the handle is thereby prevented fromlreing turned toward the right, and ma be moved onlv toward the left to cause the owt'l'lllg of the magazines.

As above indicated, when the handle C is lowered and the sptin It compressed thereby. the latter is not al ()fi'tbtl to act until-the inn zazinea are-rained enough to relieve the pressure on the locking iiece G. it therefore follows that. even when it in desired to lu\\'tl' the ma 'azinea, it is tirat neceiaiary to raise them a ightl' and eonrwquentl the handle t.- and arm lore always lllOYGt llrat to the right. 'lhe pteiolnhlo mode of operatiutz my iniprovei devieea is therefore as follows: if it be deairedvto raisoithe maga- Zita-H, the handle in tlrnt donrHi-ied, an

lH-Wll by dotted lines in Fig. 2 t ins freeing it and run! Weaning the spring It in then moved to t ie ri ht, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. it, there I starting the power driven mechanism to elevate the magazines. As

w n an the frictional enga eincnt between the locking iiet-e G and note i ii is relieved the apring nets to throw the piece out at the notch and to actuate the feelers J and K. When the magazinea have been elevnted to the necesmiry extent, the handle C in returned to its lower control lnmiiifln and then rai ed to its up a-rinost central position, as ahoivn bv tltiiitt lines in Fig. 2, t irreby entiti'l) relieving the tension of the spring l" and permitting the hpriug (i'at the trope! time to insert the lockin piece. (i in another notch ii. The han le (3 in then moved in the left to depress the magazines slightly, that is to any. to an extent aullicientto reshift the engagement between the lockin iece (i and notch ll. When itis desiret to do )lth'h the magazines, the handleC is moved from its normal position to, the lower one shown by dotted ltnes in Fig. 2 than rompreaaing the spring I. nndthen lo the right to elevate the magazines atlipiently to 'nieana compriaing a tree the engagement between diet-locking piece G, and notch IL, whenthe sprin, it not; to unlock thamagazinee, etc., 'aaibe era. The handle 0 is then iuimediately -ehiited to the left, revcraingthe power driven mechanism and effecting the lowerin oi the magazinea to the desired extent, a vwhich time the handle is returnedto its central lowermost positionand then raised t0 its-uppermostpositiomwhen it is again moved to the left to lo verthe magazines sli htlyv and: restore the enga ement of theockmgt piece G. and notch l It willnow .be seen why the stop D is employed to prevent the shift tug of the handle C to the right, when it is in its uppermost position, as at this timethe only movementneceaeary and desirahleia toward that-left, and for the purpose of sli ilgtly depressing the magazines.

i I prevional stated, I have shown my invention-as applied in preferred form and by we r of example,hut o n-iously many changes not variations therein will suggest themselves to thooeisltillcd in the art and-still be com riscd withinits one ie.

I- avin than described my invention, its coimtruetion and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, of'thc United State is as tollowa:-

1. Ina typogra )lucal machine, the combination of-a lnra ity of magazines, reversible power triven mechanism to raise and lower aaid magazines, and controlling meaaa for said mechanism the nnid controlling handle movable in dii foren directiona to control the operation ot the power driven meehanimn andtmonnlcd tohe moved in anotherdirection before it can be given the aforesaid movements.

2. In a typogra )hical machine, the combination of a iluraiity of magazines, reversible power driven meohaniamto raise and lovver said ma mzinea, and controlling meana for said; merianiam the said controllin" means comprising a handle movable'in dii ferent directions from an abnormal neutral position to control the operation of the power driven mechanism, and means for preventing the return of the handle to normal positiontprior to its restoration to its abnormal neutral position.

3. in a typogra hicnl machine, the combination of a ilnraiity of magazines, reversible power iiriven mechanism to ruler and lower said inn Mines, and controlling means for said merianism, the said controlling; meana comprising; a handle capable of mi'tt- ,pying several a normal neutral poaitioni-i. and movable in dill'eront directions from one of them, and movable in but one dim-.tion from another of them.

4. In I typogra ihical machine. the combination of a ilnrn ity of nmgazinea, ltHtl'ni- ,lile power iiriven nwehaniam to raino and lower said magalinra, and controlling means Hill lib

for said mochanism, the said controlling meanscomprising a laterally movable handle andrelatively stationaryprojeetions to prevent; Buch lateralmovement; when the handle occnpies its normal position. l "tit' ln fa tvpographical machine, the comhina'tion ot' a plurality'ot magazines," re veraihlo power driven mechanism to raise nnd lovver said magazines, and controlling means 'for said mechanism which occupy the aamoposition after each operation, the said controlling means eomprisin the relatively movahie'arma' li and C and evices forlocking'said; meaaslin their normal position. the said means adapted to he released therefrom hy'the relative movement. of said arms.

(h -in a tvpographieal machine, the comhinationof a plurality of magazines," re-' versihle power'drivcn mechanism-to raise and lower said magazines, and controlling means for said meehanism which occupy the same position after each operation, the said controlling means comprising the relatively movable arms Band C, and means for maintaining said arms in their normal relative position.

7; In a tvpographical machine, the comhination ot a plurality of magazines, re versihle power driven mechanism to raise and 'lower said magazines, and controlling meansfor said mechanism which occupy the same position after each operation, the said means comprising the handle C movable troni-ita'normal poaitionand'the spring 1* to return it'thereto.

8.1a a tvpographical machine the comhination'of a plurality of movalile magazinea, a locking device therefor, means for moving: aaid ma azinea. and mrann for automatically raleaa ng said locking device after the magazines have hegun their movement.

it. ln'atvtmyrrapliical machine. the coinhination-o a plurality ofmovahlc manaaioen', a locking device therefor, and springnctuated meana for releasing said locking device. i

it). in a typographical machine. the com hination of a plurality of movahlo magazines, a loekin device therefor, power-actuated means or releasing said locking device. and mechanism for controlling the peration of Rfliti power-actuated mean-i at will,

ii. in a typogra lilltfll machine, the combination of a plura ity of magazines, a looking device therefor. power-actuated mcana for releasing said device, and independent means for moving the magazines. the said )(HVtP-titillltltti means heing rendered active iv the. operation of the magazine-moving lllQllllB- 12. in a typogra illitlll machine, the comhinoliou ot' a plura it of mnpaziueu, a locking device therefor. power driven meam for tag device therefor,

moving amid umgazluea, merhaniam for controlling the operation 'ot said power driven means, and power means rendered active-by theiictnation 10f saidcontrollin'g mechanism to r'ele'a'se'thelockin device. '18. Irr'atypog'ra' 'ical machine, the combin'ation'of a-plur'a ity' of magazines, a locking'devico therefor, power driven means for mov'in aaid magazines, an operating handle moval) e to control the action of said ower driven means, and mean rendered active by said'movement ofthe operating handle for releasing the locking device.

'14. In a typographical machine. the cornhinat'ion of a plurality of movahle lllllglh lines, a locking device therefor, a spring, normally inactive, for releasing said locking device, and means for tensioning said spring to render it active.

'15. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of movahlc magazines. a locking device therefor, a spring, normally inactive, for releasing aid locking device, and means for controlling: the movement. of said magazines, the operation of said means tensioning the spring to render it active.

16. In a typogra llllttll machine, the (Your h'ination of a plura ity of magazines. a locking device therefor, a spring", normally inactive, for releasing said aching device, power driven means for moving said magazines, and mechanism for controlling the action of said power driven means, the operation oi" said controlling nu-chanism tcr.- aioniu the spring to render it active.

i7; ll a typographical machine the comhination of a plurality of moi-aide lllllglh zinea. a locking device therefor, power-aw tuated meana for releasing uuid device. and manna to control the movement of acid mag amine and aimultancoimly the action of anal releasing means.

18. in a typcgra ihical machine, the comhlnatlon ot a plurality ot maaazinea. a lockvuu'er actuated mcana for relcaaing aaid tin-av, power-actuated means for moving aaid uuiaazinca. and a device to control the action of hoth poweractnated means.

it). In a typographical machine. the combination of a plurality of movable matrozines, a movable inciting device tllcrcior, spring! for moving raid locking device to locking and unlocking pmition, and mcana for controlling the action of Raid apringa.

2.0. in a typographical machine, the comliination of a magazine movahlc at will from its operative poaition. a feeler mounted independently of the magazine and mnvnlilo tranaverselv nCIOSH its month to detect the presence 0 protruding matriccx and poweraetuated means for operating the t'eelor.

2!. in atvpograplucal ma hine comprixing diatrihntinu mcchanlmi. poo-enactnatod means under the control of the o erator to too llh

determine at will the presence or absence of matrices in course of normal distribution therein.

2 In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable magazine, means for moving it, power-actuated means for determining whether or not matrices are protruding from the magazine, and a common device to control the action ot both said means.

23. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable magazine, distributing mechanism, means for moving the magazine, power-actuated means for determining the presence or absence of matrices in the distributing mechanism, and a common device to control the action of both said means.

in a typographical machine, the comtion of distributing mechanism, a matiiX 'feelcr or detector to cooperate with the matrices therein, and means operable at will for moving the same, the said means being arranged to yield when the fceler engages the matrices.

In typo raphical machine, the combination of i able matrix ft with the inatri operable of said It; binat-ion of a mo tector, a sprir vab m imrctive, for ac- L devices operable at :qgrmg to render it Will or tensicamy active.

l1, tv' '1 machine, the comhinal w a able magazme, means for er out thereof, a movable ,tor, and spring-acl active by the operantrolling means for oper- X feeler or detector. typographical machine, the combination of a magazine, power-driven means for moving it, devices for controlling the operation oi: said power-driven means, a movable matrix feeler or detector, and spring-actuated means rendered active by the operation of said controlling mechani m for moving the matrix feeler or detector to operative position.

29. In a typographical machine, the combination with a magazine and a cooperating part of the machine, one adapted to receive the matrices from the other, of a matrix feeler movable between said parts to detect the presence of matrices therebetween, and means operable at will for moving the feeler, the said means being arranged to yield when the feeler engages the matrices.

30. In a typographical machine, the com bination with a magazine and a cooperating part of the machine, one adapted to receive matrices from the other, of a matrix feeler movable between said parts to detect the presence of matrices therebetween, springactuated means for moving the feeler, and manually o erable devices for controlling the action oi said means.

3]. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable magazine, power-actua'ted means to determine whether or not matrices are protruding therefrom, and devices controlled thereby to prevent the movement of the magazine.

32. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable magazine, distributing mechanism, power-actuated means to determine whether or not matrices are present in the distributing mechanism, and devices controlled thereby to prevent the movement of the magazine.

33. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable magazine, mechanism for moving it, and power-actuated means rendered active by the operation of said mechanism for determining Whether or not matrices are protruding from the magazine.

34. In a typographical machine, the combination of a movable magazine, distributing mechanism, mechanism for moving the magazine, and power-actuated means rendered active by the operation of said moving-mechanism for determining whether or not matrices are pressed in the distributing mechanism.

35. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of movable magazines, a locking device therefor, mechanism for moving said magazines, means for auto matically releasing said locking device after the magazines have begun their movement, and means to prevent the release of said locking device when matrices are protruding from the magazines.

36. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, a plu rality of magazines movably arranged so as to bring one or another into operative relation to the distributing mechanism, a locking device therefor, mechanism for moving the magazines, means for automatically releasing said locking device after the magazines have begun their movement, and means to prevent the release of said locking device when matrices are present in the distributing mechanism.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this fifth day of August, 1912, in the presence of two attesting Witnesses.

DAVID S. KENNEDY.

Witnesses:

ALFRED W. F. Gnns'r, HAROLD A. Boar.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

